1: the arrangement of the parts of a body or figure: posture
2: a position assumed for a specific purpose
3: a ballet position similar to the arabesque in which the raised leg is bent at the knee
4a: a mental position with regard to a fact or state b: a feeling or emotion toward a fact or state
5: the position of an aircraft or spacecraft determined by the relationship between its axes and a reference datum (as the horizon or a particular star)
6: an organismic state of readiness to respond in a characteristic way to a stimulus (as an object, concept, or situation)
7a: a negative or hostile state of mind b: a cool, cocky, defiant, or arrogant manner
I’m just going to leave this right here, before we start talking about being professionals, and I’m going to note that I learned “attitude” is a ballet position when I looked it up. Of course, I also had to go on and look up “organismic,” because in my head I’m a nine-year-old boy, and it looked like something interesting.
Now for the serious stuff.
There are no doubt hundreds, thousands, maybe even millions of “professional” truck drivers on the road today. There are a lot more men and women out here who take the job seriously enough to train for it properly, dress properly, carry themselves properly and show enough respect for themselves and others to be considered professionals than the press or general public give credit to. I’ve seen them with my own eyes. I know they exist.
That being said, there are still a lot out here who really believe a CDL gives them the right to act like jerks, and that fantasy is being fed every day by the Chicken Littles over at the Potato farm who scream there are 11 truck drivers available on the entire planet, and seventy-million jobs that need filling.
Stop it. Both of you, just stop it.
